With the recent Cranston Fire and the Carr Fire near Redding where two lives were lost since it began, it is a good time to re-check how prepared we are in case we must evacuate. The Street Safety Committee recommends residents consider purchasing high-quality pool pumps in case, as we have learned from our own recent fires in the hillsides, water may not be available for the firefighters or to do a quick wet-down of our properties.

The BAA does not endorse any particular brand of portable fire pump and hose system for swimming pools but merely posting the one below as an example: